Corn as Central Crop Aimed to Feed Man and Beast
The article surveys corn as the dominant U S farm crop and notes its potential to supply food for people and work animals. It cites Prof Hopkins at Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station reporting wide protein variation in corn and highlights larger cobs and longer growth in Gulf states, plus other farming observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Gulf States
Louisiana
How to Clean Harness Instructions
Step by step guide from Rural World explains cleaning a harness with warm water and standard harness soap. Unbuckle from the bridle, sponge and lather heavily, then apply a light coat of harness dressing. Rinse, sponge, and dry to prevent dust and soil from sticking.
Wind drives stump removal in Oregon forest clearing
An Oregon farmer at the State penitentiary used a strong south wind to pull stumps by letting trees fall across pre-laid logs. The wind did the groundwork, pulling up roots and ruining a dense fir grove over a six week period, clearing sixteen acres.
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Oregon
State Penitentiary
Treatment for Potato Scab at Kentucky Experiment Station
In Kentucky Experiment Station trials corrosive sublimate proved most effective against potato scab. Four to four and one half ounces were dissolved in thirty gallons of water and seed tubers soaked one and a half hours. Treated seed produced potatoes nearly scab free, while untreated plots yielded many scabby tubers and lower quality, highlighting the need for careful handling due to the chemical's poisonous nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Skying Horace Horses Shying At Unfamiliar Objects
A fragment discusses horses that shy at unfamiliar stimuli such as rustling paper or unseen objects. It notes this behavior as a remnant of an instinctive response to sudden surroundings and foreign items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Strength of Insects in the London Standard
The London Standard speculates on insect strength comparing a hypothetical anl to a flea jump at St Pauls dome and to a horn beetle lifting two five ton coal trucks, termite construction over Ben Nevis, and a small hunting spider’s sprint of a quarter mile and 24 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul's
Ben Nevis
London Standard
Petroleum Kille Hog Lice
To destroy lice on hogs wash the animals with crude petroleum and the next day give them a thorough washing with warm water and soap.
Feeding and pruning tips amid farm resources
Gleanings discuss using cheaper corn over wheat for livestock during spring and summer, improving tree trimming to shape young trees, and plaster and cottonseed meal as soil and feed supplements. It notes swill-fed hogs, aiming for high weight by late year, then shifts to a Hull Ottawa fire report detailing extensive destruction, casualties, and massive economic loss from a 19th century blaze.
Religious notices from early 1900s churches in New York and Atchison
Over 200 applicants seek the vacant pulpit at Atchison Kansas Presbyterian Church. Forsyth Street Methodist in New York marks 111th anniversary. Rev Father Ducey of St Leo's New York conducts services for actors. Marble tablet honors Dr John Hall at Presbyterian Church New York. Hawaiian missionary descendants make up about one twentieth of white population excluding Portuguese. Rev Dr Rainsford of St George's New York urges teaching love of country to the poor, religious sentiment to follow. Catholics raise 31,800349 for St Charles Borromeo Theological Seminary at Overbrook. Rev Arthur Crane of Hirst Baptist Charleston visits gambling houses, discloses to his congregation. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian trustees seek to house Rev Dr Purves, facing housing scarcity and contractor delays.
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Presbyterian Church
Atchison, Kaw
Forsyth Street Methodist Church
New York
Father Ducey
St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church
Attors
John Hall
Piet Agente -Presbyterian Church
Hawaiian Islands
Rainsford
St.George's Episcopal Church
Arthur Crane
Purves
Kansas Convict's Bid to Halt Death Penalty
Taylor Cook at Fort Leavenworth petitions Governor Stanley to sign the death warrant for his murder sentence. The piece notes Kansas law, governors' historical reluctance, and Cook's appeals to judges, prosecutors, and the governor. It mentions other convicts awaiting outcomes and the claim that executions have been rare.
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Kansas
Taylor
Cook
Dhe
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Goy
Stanley
Kansans
Leavenworth
Taylor Cook
Stirley
Clark
A. Smith
Claims Against the Turk Amid Missionary Losses
Washington reports aim to press the Ottoman government to pay American missionary claims from 1895 Harpoot losses. Total reported loss by Harpoot missionaries is $87,985 including $43,700 for buildings and $32,077 for personal losses. Individual figures show Rev C H Wheeler facing heavy costs including notes, bonds, clothing, furniture, bedding, and gear.
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Washington
Sublime Porte
Harpoot
C. H. Wheeler
Rev
C. I. Gates
EF. C. Wheeler
Wonders of the Paris Exposition Unveiled at Cloud Gallery and More
Readers encountered a grand list of exhibits at the Paris Exposition including a cloud gallery where visitors walk above the clouds, an active volcano with daily eruptions and earthquakes, an upside down enchanted house, Mareorama sea voyage on land, a giant telescope moon view, the Cosmorama of celestial bodies, subterranean worlds, a salt ocean beach, shell ride from a mortar firing, a sunken ocean bottom, a sky house, a fairy river Seine palace with mermaids, the Light of Kimberley diamond, auto and bicycle palaces, Japanese temple gardens with geisha, a corn palace, moving sidewalks, restoration of old Paris, a Venice replica, North Pole ice and Eskimo huts, Eiffel Tower post office atop, a colossal wheel, a costumes palace, a world panorama, and the Alps with guides and chalets.
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River Seine
Tokio
Paris
North Pale
Eiffel Tower
Chicago
Alps
Weather Conflicting News Reports On U S Crop Conditions
Weather bureau notes generally favorable temperature for crops but excessive rains in the Southern States hinder farm work and cause floods. Replanting needed in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana due to inundation while heat and rains slow planting in Kansas Nebraska and Southern Missouri.
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Weathe Bureau
Ns Foerie
Ala ‘Bama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansegs
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Michigan
Kentucky
Texas
California
Riot at Baker-Vawter factory leaves two injured in Chicago
In a strike escalating at the Baker-Vawter lithography plant Peter Miller was shot dead and John McGuire wounded by factory superintendent H O Baster. George P Gubbins, president of the Bricklayers' Union, was arrested on riot charges as labor tensions flare. The conflict stems from a strike ongoing since January.
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Baker-Vawter
Chicago
Peter Miller
H. O. Baster
John McGuire
George Pgubbins
Burlington and rail lines eye widening passenger links
The Burlington may parallel the North Pacific tracks to Ogden while the Canadian Pacific agrees to join other roads in abolishing commissions. The extension from Marion to Thebes opens for passenger business. Other lines plan new Chicago to New York and Chicago to Boston trains. Sisters of Charity half-rate tickets become available. Colorado excursions follow Rock Island. Rockefeller interests seek control of Missouri Pacific. various rail plans involve timber lands and government claims.
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Burlington
Ogden
Canadian~Pacific
Marion
Thebes
Ill
Chicago
Boston
Sisters of Charity In Uniform
Central Passenger Association
St. Louiis
Kansas City
Colorado
Rock Island
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Munising Railway
Munising
Bay
Little Lake
Mich
Michigan
Shiras
United States Supreme Court
Ashland
Duluth
Northern Pacific
United
Rockefellers
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Eacine
Wis
Central Passenger’ Association
Fragmented Tale of Ajourney Through Unclear Text
The readable parts hint at a dialogue about appearance and age, with phrases about spanking and judgments of looks. Characters named Jack and Brown appear amid disjointed sentences, suggesting a damaged narrative fragment from a longer period piece.
Vaudevillainy and a Baker’s Rolling Bed Caper
An Indianapolis Press clipping recounts a vaudeville tale where a dog causes chaos at home, rolling on a bed until it breaks, while the owner frets over trust and rolls of bread from the baker. The fragmentary dialogue hints at comic mischief and a baker’s routine.
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Vaudevillainy
Ilka
Xen
Indianapolis
Press
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E. B. Eddy
Hull Lumber Company
Gilmour & Hugeson
McKay
Hulla
Gilmour
Ottawa Electric Company
Parliament
House of Commons
Benoit
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Ileana
Funston
Smhall
Valencia
Army
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Hero Sthrough
Eben
Oscar
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Eles
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Smaker
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